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Our Fall 2001 Concert

The Menlo Brass Quintet performed at this last concert,
"The Metal Concert",
which took place in Portola Valley on:
Saturday October 27, 2001
at 8 p.m.
at the Valley Presbyterian Church
945 Portola Road

The Metal Concert
Christopher Ballard      Brass Quintet
 mvmt. 3, Presto
 John Beeman     Escapade for Brass Quintet
 Rosemary Barrett Byers     It's About Time!
 all 5 movements: Downtime, Time and Again, Stop Time, Maytime, Time's Up!
 Sondra Clark     Two for Five
 I'lana S. Cotton     Speed Trap Blues
 all 3 movements: Fast Curves, Just Cruisin', Roadrunner
 Nancy Bloomer Deussen     Tribute to the Ancients
 Herb Gellis     Mojave for Brass Quintet
 mvmts. 1 and 4: Intrada, Condor Soaring
 Brian Holmes     Tales of a Cultural Revolution
 with John May, baritone vocalist and narrator, and slides by Brian Holmes
 Warner Jepson     Eight Trifles
 mvmts. 1, 5 and 8: Gov't Guys, Not Much Doin', Truckle Boogie




Our June 2001 Concert

In cooperation with the City of Palo Alto Division of Arts and Culture,
our "Operas and Interludes" concert
took place in Palo Alto on
Saturday June 2, 2001
at 8 p.m.
at the Palo Alto Cultural Center

(at Embarcadero and Newell)

Operas and Interludes
John Beeman      Dei Gracias
Rosemary Byers      Elevator Music
Sondra Clark      Dog Love Duet
Nancy Bloomer Deussen      Pegasus Suite
Lori Griswold      Songs of Tagore, A Wind Has Blown
Robert Hall      A Guide
Bruce Hamill      Lyrta
Carolyn Hawley      The Land of Heart's Desire
Karel Husa      Moravian Folk Songs
Jong S. Kim      Awakening
  The winning composition of The 2001 NACUSAsf Young Composers Contest.


Our March 2001 Concert

In cooperation with the City of Palo Alto Division of Arts and Culture,
this was our "Composers Can Play Too" concert.
It took place in Palo Alto on
Saturday March 10, 2001
at 8 p.m.
at the Palo Alto Cultural Center

Composers Can Play Too!
Owen Lee      Study for Piano and MIDI Synthesizer
Nancy Bloomer Deussen      A Recollection
I'lana Cotton      Playthings 2 (for clarinet, bass, Tabla and Piano)
Sondra Clark      Florida Phantasy (piano duet)
Carolyn Hawley      Spanish Variations
Joanne Carey      The Wetlands at Dusk (for soprano and piano)
Bruce Hamill      Pacific Skies (for solo piano)
Mark Alburger      Selections from "Antigone" - a chamber opera